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{{Infobox person
| name               = Shiv Shivakumar
| image              = D Shivakumar, Member of the Board, Nokia, Finland, making a point on free and fair trade (8268146636).jpg
| image_size         = 220px
| birth_date         =
| employer           = Aditya Birla Group
| birth_place        = [[Bangalore]], Karnataka, India
| occupation         = {{unbulleted list| Group Executive President, Corporate Strategy at Aditya Birla Group}}
| spouse             = Hamsini
| nationality        = Indian
| awards             =
| residence          = [[Mumbai]], India
| alma_mater         = Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
The Wharton School
| website            = {{URL|https://www.shivshivakumar.com/|shivshivakumar.com}}
}}

'''D. Shivakumar''', or '''Shiv''' as he is popularly known, is a Bangalore born leader and a management thinker.

He is currently the Group Executive President, Corporate Strategy at [[Aditya_Birla_Group|Aditya Birla Group]]. Previously, Shivakumar was the Chairperson & Chief Executive Officer at [[PepsiCo]] Holdings Private Limited, India. <ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/8ikKoORC4zkLS1mXsKkDbP/PepsiCo-India-CEO-D-Shivakumar-resigns-to-join-Aditya-Birla.html | work=Livemint| title=PepsiCo India CEO D Shivakumar resigns, to join Aditya Birla Group
}}</ref> Prior to that, Shivakumar was Senior Vice President for Emerging Markets at [[Nokia]] Telecommunications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/shivakumar-resigns-from-nokia/article23093392.ece|title=Shivakumar resigns from Nokia|last=Thomas|first=Thomas K.|website=@businessline|language=en|access-date=2020-07-15}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Shivakumar was born and raised in Bangalore, India. <br />
He graduated from IIT, Madras in 1982 and from IIM, Calcutta in 1984. In 2005, he went on to study at The Wharton School. <ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiv-shivakumar-01012018/ | work=Shivakumar| title=LinkedIn}}</ref>

==Career==

=== Pre-Nokia ===
Shivakumar started his career as a management trainee in the Consumer Products Division at Hindustan Ciba Geigy before shifting to[[Hindustan_Unilever|Hindustan Unilever]] Limited where he spent 19 years in sales, marketing and general management positions. He handled consumer major Hindustan Unilever’s foods business between 1989-97, leading brands like Lipton tea, Tree Top fruit juices and Waffles wafers in the snacks segment, before moving to handle shampoos, feminine hygiene and baby products.<ref name="vijayaraghavan1">{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/d-shivakumar-pepsi-gets-a-people-leader-with-fighters-instinct/articleshow/27200230.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|title=D Shivakumar: Pepsi gets a people leader with ‘fighter’s instinct’|last=Vijayaraghavan|first=Kala|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-07-27|last2=Bhushan|first2=Ratna}}</ref>

He moved to [[Philips]] India as Chief Executive Officer of the consumer electronics division in 2003.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.iimcal.ac.in/d-shivakumar | work=IIM| title= D. SHIVAKUMAR, Alumni IIMC }}</ref>

=== Nokia (India and Worldwide) ===
Shivakumar joined Nokia in 2006 as the Managing Director, India.

He was also instrumental in pushing low-cost mobile devices across rural India; making Nokia a dominant brand in India. During this time, Shivakumar was working with leaders like [[K._V._Kamath|KV Kamath]] (former chief of the [[New_Development_Bank|New Development Bank]] of BRICS countries) and V Balaraman (ex-CEO, Ponds) who were part of the Nokia Advisory Board. With regards to Shivakumar’s success in driving Nokia’s rural market penetration, V Balaraman had this to say:

"He opened up the Indian market to mobile phones using the HUL style of ensuring good distribution, branding and making the product available at various price points for different sets of consumers." V Balaraman, ex-CEO, Ponds. <ref name="vijayaraghavan1"/>

(contracted; show full)ng his time at Nokia, the brand also built a salience within the Indian households by repeatedly betting big on cricket.<ref name="businesswireindia1">{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswireindia.com/espn-star-sports-announces-shahrukh-khan-as-the-face-of-nokia-champions-league-twenty20-28169.html|title=ESPN STAR Sports, Aloke Malik, D Shivakumar, Shahrukh Khan|website=www.businesswireindia.com|access-date=2020-07-27}}</ref> The brand started its long-lasting tie-up with the [[Kolkata
_Knight_Riders|Kolkata Knight Riders]], owned by its brand ambassador [[Shahrukh Khan|Shah Rukh Khan]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adgully.com/nokia-to-continue-powering-kolkata-knight-riders-for-ipl-4-46254.html|title=Nokia to continue powering Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 4! |last=Bureau|first=Adgully|website=www.adgully.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-07-27}}</ref> Nokia also sponsored the 2011 [[Champions_League_Twenty20|Champions League Twenty20]] and the 2009 T20 World Cup, under Shivakumar’s management.<ref name="businesswireindia1"/> In fact, Nokia India was one of the few brands willing to bet on Indian cricket and sponsor the first T20 World Cup hosted by South Africa in 2007, in which India defeated Pakistan in the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/marketing/18909_icc-gets-three-new-global-sponsors-on-board|title=ICC gets three new global sponsors on board|website=afaqs!|access-date=2(contracted; show full)ity is still intact.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/with-the-coming-of-microsoft-lumia-it-is-the-end-of-an-era-for-nokia-smartphones/articleshow/45000794.cms|title=With the coming of Microsoft Lumia, it is the end of an era for Nokia smartphones|last=Aulakh|first=Gulveen|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-07-27}}</ref>

His contributions from this time have become case studies at Ivy League institutes like [[Harvard University]] and the [[Indian
_School_of_Business|Indian School of Business]].

In fact, the Harvard Case Study titled ‘Emerging Nokia?’ looks at the successful strategies that Nokia adopted globally during Shivakumar’s time as the Managing Director of the Indian market. It examines how Nokia tapped into the emerging markets like China, India and the MEA while turning its back towards markets like Europe, Japan and the USA. The study looks at Shivakumar and his counterparts Colin Giles (heading the Chinese market) and Chris Braam (heading the MEA market).<ref>{{cite journal|last=Alcacer|first=Juan|last2=Khanna|first2=Tarun|last3=Furey|first3=Mary|last4=Mabud|first4=Rakeen|date=2010-04-23|title=Emerging Nokia?|url=https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=38703|language=en-us}}</ref>

=== PepsiCo India ===
In 2013, Shivakumar was appointed as the Chairperson & Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Holdings Private Limited, India where he managed brand portfolios across beverages, snacks and nutrition. <ref>{{cite news| url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/announcements/pepsico-names-former-nokia-md-d-shivakumar-as-its-ceo-india-region/articleshow/27129000.cms | work=ET| title= PepsiCo names former Nokia MD D Shivakumar as its CEO, India region}}</ref> He is known for being the key driver for portfolio transformation and depended consumer engagement with flagship brands.

Upon his appointment, this is what PepsiCo Global Chairperson and CEO [[Indra_Nooyi|Indra Nooyi]] had this to say:

Shivakumar is one of India’s most respected business leaders. He has a proven ability to take billion-dollar businesses to the next level by maximizing innovation, execution and collaboration.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/T0ym9GRjIw5hMtMAw9tHYN/Nokias-D-Shivakumar-to-head-PepsiCos-India-business.html|title=D. Shivakumar to head PepsiCo’s India business|last=Tandon|first=Suneera|date=2013-12-09|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=2020-07-29}}<(contracted; show full)

Shivakumar has published his thoughts and experiences in a book titled ‘Reflections’. He is currently working on his second book.

==Personal life==
Shivakumar is an avid reader who regularly puts out his reading list and book reviews. He looks up to management gurus and leaders like [[Peter
_Drucker|Peter Drucker]], [[Jack Welch]], [[Robert McNamara]] and [[Harold_Geneen|Harold Geneen]] as role models.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foundingfuel.com/contributor/d-shivakumar/|title=Founding Fuel|website=Founding Fuel|access-date=2020-07-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/pursuits/d-shivakumar-on-management-lessons-through-books|title=D Shivakumar On Management Lessons Through Books|website=BloombergQuint|language=en|access-date=2020-07-29}}</ref>

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* Board of Governors - [[Indian_Institute_of_Management_Ahmedabad|Indian Institute of Management]], Ahmadabad, 2012–2017 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://theiimastore.com/news-detail.php?id=18|title=New chairman of the IIMA's borad of Governors|website=theiimastore.com|access-date=2020-07-30}}</ref>
* President - [[All
_India_Management_Association|All India Management Association]], 2012-2013 <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.aima.in/discover-aima/management-team/mr.-d-shivakumar.html | work=AIMA | title=Past president aima | access-date=2017-12-29 | archive-date=2013-10-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006015359/http://www.aima.in/discover-aima/management-team/mr.-d-shivakumar.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Board of Governors – [[Indian_Institute_of_Management_Udaipur|Indian Institute of Management]], Udaipur, 2019 onwards <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iimu.ac.in/about/people-at-iim|title=Vision, Knowledge, Leadership|website=IIMU|language=en|access-date=2020-07-30}}</ref>
* Board of Governors – [[XLRI_-_Xavier_School_of_Management|XLRI - Xavier School of Management]], 2015 onwards <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xlri.ac.in/about/corporate-partners.aspx|title=XLRI - Board of Governors|website=www.xlri.ac.in|access-date=2020-07-30}}</ref>
* Non-executive Chairman - [[Burger_King|Burger King]] Board, 2019 onwards
* Advisory Board - Multiples Private Equity, 2017 onwards

== In media ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZlg3RwaZ2M&list=PLgw924ZnqaHMOg5UqTsAL1iXQRKGMxL6t&index=2 Interviews on CNBC Storyboard]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3X-LJp_4Wg&list=PLgw924ZnqaHOvTs2N4VpwX8Y71bhXsELM Mint: Biz Lounge: Nokia's Shiv Kumar]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S--ktCCB-oU&list=PLgw924ZnqaHMCpG5hjy6fNQrwj-bPvP7Y On Aditya Birla Group’s YouTube Handle]
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* [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/how-chairman-d-shivakumar-is-trying-to-charge-up-pepsico-by-energising-people-who-make-the-brand/articleshow/46615491.cms About D Shivakumar's leadership]

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